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The Satos

In the city directories 1940 · 16 people at 13 addresses

The directories print 16 people named Sato at 13 addresses in 1940 in three of the city's neighbourhoods. No first name or initials tie one address to another: we can't tell if they're one family.

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Where the Satos lived

Each pin is on its own block, numbered as the households below. Today's land, parks, main roads and local areas: City of Vancouver Open Data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver).
  1. 1

    367 East Cordova Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Y Sato, a chauffeur 1940

    Next door in 1940: O Amano at 363 and St Paul's Catholic Japanese Ch at 373. The block, door by door

  2. 2

    761 East Hastings Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • T Sato 1940
    • Mito Sato, a widow 1940

    Next door in 1940: 5 listings at 757 and K Nishimura at 763. The block, door by door

  3. 3

    1249 Franklin Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • J Sato, a carpenter 1940

    Next door in 1940: J A Olson at 1247. The block, door by door

  4. 4

    736 Hawks Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • S Sato, a laborer at Powell Lumber 1940

    Next door in 1940: G Baldigara at 732 and Mrs D Bianchi at 738. The block, door by door

  5. 5

    306 Jackson Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Mitacu Sato 1940
    • Mitsu Sato, a stenographer for T Tamura 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Tsuda at 316. The block, door by door

  6. 6

    660 Jackson Avenue

    Strathcona, 1940

    • M S Sato, a saleswoman for T Maikawa 1940
    • Matsuyo Sato, widow of M 1940

    Next door in 1940: J Imre at 622. The block, door by door

  7. 7

    1828 Pandora Street

    Grandview-Woodland, 1940

    • T Sato, a principal at the Japanese Language School 1940

    Next door in 1940: W F Mahoney at 1826 and V Perovich at 1850. The block, door by door

  8. 8

    358 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Tomegoro Sato, a millworker 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Nabata at 356 and C Ikeda at 360. The block, door by door

  9. 9

    396 Powell Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • Shinichi Sato, a cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: New Fish Mkt at 394 and Japan & Canada Trust Sav Co at 398. The block, door by door

  10. 10

    210 Union Street

    Strathcona, 1940

    • S Sato, a cleaner 1940

    Next door in 1940: Bingarra Rooms at 208 and Union Taxi at 212. The block, door by door

  11. 11

    1537 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • Y Sato, a restaurant worker 1940

    Next door in 1940: T Tsuji at 1533 and R S Fairweather at 1539. The block, door by door

  12. 12

    1540 West 3rd Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • K Sato, a gardener 1940

    Next door in 1940: Mrs K Yamada at 1534 and S Masuda at 1548. The block, door by door

  13. 13

    1126 West 6th Avenue

    Fairview, 1940

    • K Sato, a laborer 1940

    Next door in 1940: A E Prinn at 1138. The block, door by door

What they did

The name section prints a trade for eleven of the 16: a laborer (2), a carpenter, a chauffeur, a cleaner, a gardener and a millworker, among others. Two are widows, listed under their own names.

Their neighbourhoods

The addresses are in Strathcona (9), Fairview (3) and Grandview-Woodland. Each neighbourhood's page shows its trades, its people and every street in it, the way the directory printed them.

The story, address by address

In 1940 the directory lists Y Sato at 367 East Cordova Street; the 1940 line is marked *: some member of the family owns the property, to the best of our knowledge (the directory's own mark). The 1940 name section, where each person's work is printed, lists Yoshio Sato there as the householder, a chauffeur. In 1940 the directory lists T Sato at 761 East Hastings Street. The 1940 name section lists Mito Sato there, a widow.

In 1940 the directory lists J Sato at 1249 Franklin Street. The 1940 name section lists John Sato there as the householder, a carpenter. In 1940 the directory lists S Sato at 736 Hawks Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Seiji Sato there as the householder, a laborer at Powell Lumber.

The 1940 name section lists Mitacu Sato at 306 Jackson Avenue, with Mitsu Sato, a stenographer for T Tamura. M S Sato is listed at 660 Jackson Avenue in 1940. The 1940 name section lists Mickey S Sato there as the householder, a salesman, with Miyeko Sato, a saleswoman for T Maikawa, and Matsuyo Sato, widow of M.

T Sato is listed at 1828 Pandora Street in 1940; the 1940 line is marked * too. The 1940 name section lists Tsutae Sato there as the householder, a principal at the Japanese Language School. The 1940 name section lists Tomegoro Sato at 358 Powell Street, a millworker. The 1940 name section lists Shinichi Sato at 396 Powell Street, a cleaner.

S Sato, a cleaner, is listed at 210 Union Street in 1940. In 1940 the directory lists Y Sato at 1537 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Yuegi Sato there as the householder, a restaurant worker.

In 1940 the directory lists K Sato at 1540 West 3rd Avenue. The 1940 name section lists Kazo Sato there as the householder, a gardener. In 1940 the directory lists K Sato at 1126 West 6th Avenue. The 1940 name section lists K Sato there as the householder, a laborer.

Today

761 East Hastings, 660 Jackson and 358 Powell still have their buildings from before 1946, 660 Jackson on the Vancouver Heritage Register; 306 Jackson (1976) has a newer building, by the City's record; the City no longer lists 367 East Cordova, 1249 Franklin, 736 Hawks, 1828 Pandora, 396 Powell, 210 Union, 1537 West 3rd, 1540 West 3rd and 1126 West 6th, so those buildings are probably gone (inferred).

Every line as printed

All 25 lines printed under the name through 1945, each with its page at the Vancouver Public Library.
1940

British Columbia and Yukon Directory, street section

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Sources

Henderson's and successor city directories for Vancouver, read by us line by line: the street sections for 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1940 and 1945, and the name section for 1930 and 1940 where we've read it (Vancouver Public Library, BC City Directories). Names are shown through 1945, as printed. Close spellings are grouped, as on the house pages, since a family's name was often spelled differently from one year to the next; one name can still be several families, and we join lines only where the first names or initials agree. Many Chinese, Japanese and other residents weren't named by the canvassers, so they can't be listed by name: their houses' pages say where. More family names under S. Want a name removed? Tell us.